Chapter 18: We can’t understand each other at all, the language of the other world seems to be pretty difficult. (1)
Day 18 Morning, the camp, in front of the tent.
Sadly, I didn't have Flightamong my skills. And also no Launch, or Tailspin, or Crashing.
Everyone was waking up and washing their faces at the river.
For breakfast we have fish. When we get away from the river mushrooms will become our only choice.
If we can have fish now, we should.
Finally! We are out of the woods!!
Grasslands. It's all covered in hills so it's not plains. The view is better than in the forest, but one still can't see that far. Farsight is also not too useful, since the hills are getting in the way.
Do I have no other choice but to take another flight? It was fun after all. Well, after the launch I immediately fell down, so it doesn't really count as flying.
Yes, a fall being the only thing following the take-off is a problem.
Yesterday, even if I didn't go into a tailspin and crash after losing the balance, I would've fallen anyway. Yeah, I didn't think about landing at all. But I flew pretty well? Didn't I?
Even 1000 years later, humans won't be able to soar through the skies like that. Well, that is leaving out different worlds.
What do I do about landing?
Will a parachute work? No, a parachute needs a considerable height, or there won't be any deceleration effect. I won't be jumping that far. I also have no idea how to make one or materials for it.
If only I had something that could work as a replacement for levitation magic, but for now, anything that can be useful for landing. Hmmm, I ponder, looking at my status.
Walking, Movement, and Weight are for taking off. Packing and Mana Wrapping are for crashing. Hmmm, flying is also a form of movement, so Movement might give supplementary effects even during the flight, so it might be needed even in the air?
Ah, if a parachute is no good, then maybe I can use Wind Magic to create an air cushion that would weaken the impact from the fall? Maybe I can even change the direction?
Or rather, if I use it mid-air, won't I be able to actually fly? Yeah, yeah, this might be it
Heeey, Haruka-kun, are you listening?
What if I dash with Air Walk? Into the sky? Could it mean?
Listen to me!!!
Whoa that startled me! What is it?! Listen to me?! I thought it was Galactic Diva[1.
TL Note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross universe] but turns out, it's the president. Please, don't ask me to transform during the flight. It sounds super painful.
There is something strange over there? Seems to be? So I kept asking you to check it out with Farsight. Aall this time.
Hmm, someone is being attacked by monsters. An old dude and another old dude, and? Someone in armor An archer and a mage? Errr?
And someone else, 6 people in total.
Will they be fine if we don't help them? Are they winning?
The president is worried about some old dudes so far away that one cannot even see them from here.
But I'm wary of them.
Being humans and getting attacked by monsters does not guarantee that they are good guys.
Imagine saving bandits just to get attacked by them?
Actually, for the president and others, this scenario might be more dangerous than monsters.
Knowing full well how dangerous it is, they unanimously exiled the wannabes.
In other words, no one tried to kill them.
And after getting attacked in return, the geeks ran away.
The other party was trying to kill or enslave them, yet they couldn't take their lives.
They are way too lenient towards people acting with malice.
The only people allowed to do that, are those who have an absolute advantage in power, which wouldn't allow enemies to hurt them no matter how they tried.
The main reason why I tagged along with them to the town, is because humans are more dangerous than monsters.
37 wolves. There was also one called Big Green Wolf, that one that turned into splinters first.
Are you serious? Even one Big Green Wolf is bad news. Those idiots at the guild, putting up such a request.
The old dude with a spear is mad, very mad. Well, they almost got annihilated after believing intel from the guild. Can't blame him.
The carriage seems to be done for and the horse is dead. The wheels are ruined. I helped to push it upright, but it will have to be abandoned.
We planned to attack, using the carriage for cover, but with the Big Green Wolf, it, of course, wouldn't work, damn it!
AAah, this is a huge loss. What am I going to do about the bar tab?
In the end, they decided to share the luggage among the six of them.
I can't expose Item Bag before strangers, so I quietly watch.
Since I had nothing better to do, I put some health mushrooms on skewers, and after toasting and salting them, I handed them over. Even if they had no actual injuries, they are probably still damaged and fatigued. So, special for you, mushroom doping!
I might be able to start a dubious business with this.
So tasty, it's my first time having such a mushroom. I feel more energetic?
Delicious, this is a Health Mushroom! Something so valuable Thank you.
Eh?! I'm really recovered? Are these so-called HP mushrooms?
Health Mushroom?! It's true! The pain is gone! Thank you, lad.
And this is on top of saving our lives, I can't thank you enough.
Everyone is very pleased with mushrooms. And it also seems to be something precious. Despite them growing in such large numbers.
Aside from the two old men, everyone else were young girls.
The full armored person turned out to be a model-like western beauty.
The archer, who was shooting from behind, is a beautiful elf.
Okay, the old dudes seem to be enemies. There should be no problem with killing them.
Hey! Haruka-kun! What is going on? Did you just try to go into a battle mode?
Why are you looking at Ofta-san and Gatek-san with a flat gaze!!
I got scolded? As expected of the original owner of flat gaze. It took her only one glance to realize that I'm going into attack mode. The president's Scornful Eye is not just for show!
Oh, you finally caught up? Good job?
No, I was here for quite a while already? And I was also keeping my guard up, just in case?
Yeah, she was vigilant of the old dudes. Standing behind my back. She was even emitting bloodthirst when Full-Plate Armor-san held my hand, thanking me. She was probably trying to protect me.
It felt like that bloodthirst was directed at me, but that's probably my imagination.
And the town seems to be standing on the river. So it actually was there after all. The Geek Theory was correct. Okay, for now, let's refrain from hunting them down.
Omui Town The name is so difficult to remember. I'm sure I will forget it before we even reach it.
The names of the old men also were hard to remember, but since I didn't remember them, it's fine.
The western beauty in full armor is Akemi-san. Looks like she is fine with Kemi, or Ami, or whatever. Akemi-san, you say, she could work at a snack bar with such a name. Let's visit it, I wonder if high school students are allowed to enter?
Kyaaaa, she is so pretty! A real elf-san! A moving work of art!is the elf, Kirikiru-san, who for some reason is very popular with the schoolgirls.
The full-armor girl is alsoKya, so cool! Please shake my hand!very popular with the girls.
The remaining two are the mage Yebgeek-san and Holy Mage Geventier.
Both are cute, but it's impossible. Absolutely impossible. Remembering the names aside, I can't even pronounce them. Even their party members are calling them Eve and Tee, all of them probably can't pronounce these names as well.
They are chatting with the Uniform Vice Presidents Group while walking. And I'm stuck with 2 old dudes? There are 24 girls, and I get two old men?
Hmm, after all, the names of this world all sound so alien, so they are hard to remember.
Why is it? I feel 40 eyes glaring at my back? I might die from those stares alone if I turn around.